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Las borrascas en el hemisferio norte, en general, tienen una trayectoria:Depressions in the northern hemisphere generally travel:

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Correct answer: c) West to east

Why it is correct

Depressions in our latitudes generally move west to east, carried by the westerlies.

Why the others are not

  • a) Not their usual track.
  • b) That is how wind turns, not how the depression moves.
  • d) That does not describe a track either.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Separate the wind's rotation from the depression's track.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Weather visuals

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